Sitting female figure from a reliquary ensemble · Gabon, Fang/Tsogho · ID: 3034022
Vendu
5 500 €
Provenance
Aloys Faust, Cologne, GermanyWolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Description
wood, dark brown patina, encrusted in some areas, slightly asymmetrical body (knees pointing to the right, hanging right shoulder), big head with three-parted grooved coiffure, slightly dam., minor missing parts (right ear), cracks (above all backside), on plate;
the sculptural style of the Tsogho is similar to that of the Fang. However the faces of their masks and figures are characterized by a distinct emphasis on the eyebrows which then often form a double semi-circle, which is the case with present figure as well.